Bailey: Grin and ‘bear’ it
After the death of my dog Pumpkin last year, I couldn’t imagine another dog stealing my heart the way she did. But three months later, along came Bailey, whose photo on a rescue website made me catch my breath. I knew I was meant to be hers.
Dead honored on seasonal holidays
On Nov. 1, some 50 members of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, led by Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, will make a pilgrimage through the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, a natural treasure on the Monterey coastline that preserves the habitat of hundreds of plants, animals and birds. This grouping of 51 congregations includes St. Stephen’s in Gilroy, St. John’s in Morgan Hill and St. Luke’s in Hollister.
Herring gull rescued from blood-sucking leeches
The first person who called the Wildlife Education and Rehabilitation Center last month to report an injured juvenile herring gull in Gilroy thought the bird had been shot in the face with a pellet gun. A short while later, another call was received about the same gull from a person who believed it to have been hit head-first by a vehicle.
City Holds Contest for 150th Anniversary Logo
Gilroy will be celebrating a historic milestone next year as March 12, 2020 marks the 150th anniversary of incorporation for the city. In preparation for the celebratory year, the City of Gilroy Arts and Culture Commission is hosting an Art Logo Contest. The winning...
